Dear Pen Pal (Lams)

By connormurphys

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(High school AU) "Alright class. Today we will be doing something called pen pals. You'll be writing to the s... More

1. Dear Pen Pal
2. Letter from Princeton High school
3. Letters
4. Schuylers
5. Coffee
6. Homework at the Schuylers'
7. Letters (2)
8. Halloween
9. Mullette 1/2
10. Mullette 2/2
11. Theatre Club
12. Sorry
13. Phone Numbers
14. Christmas
15. New Years (texts)
16. The New Guy
17. Letters (3)
19. Bonding
20. Valentines Day
21. Avoidance
22. March Break Road Trip 1/2
23. March Break Road Trip 2/2
24. All the Way from Princeton?!
25. Feelings
26. Broken Hearts
27. A Day in John's Life
28. Prom 1/2
29. Prom 2/2
30. Plans
31. Thomas and Eliza?
32. Time to Change
33. The Meeting 1/2
34. The Meeting 2/2
35. First Date
36. One Last Exam Day
37. Graduation

18. Texts

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an: hiya just letting u readers know that at the time when i wrote this i forgot samsung's can't facetime,, it'll make sense late dw,, enjoy!
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Act 2

Alex: Hello?

John: hey

Alex: Wyd

John: nothing really wbu

Alex: Same

Alex: It's been awhile..

John: yeah

John: it's been like 2 weeks

John: i've missed you..

Alex: I've missed you too.

John: :)

John: ..y'know what i just thought

Alex: What?

John: you've seen what i look like

John: but i've never see how you look like

Alex: Oh.

Alex: So..?

John: send me a picture or something

Alex: No!

Alex: That'd be too awkward for me.

Alex: I look weird.

John: i doubt that

John: well do you have an instagram or something

Alex: Yeah.

John: what is it? mines john_laurens_nyc /an: ;;;))))))/

Alex: Alexanderham

Alex: ...

John: alex!!

Alex: What?!

John: you don't look weird!! not one bit

John: honestly you look almost EXACTLY how i imagine you would

John: and damn your hair is long

John:..

John: alex?

Alex: I feel so embarrassed..

John: oml don't be

John: hey

Alex: What

John: if it makes you feel better-

John: you're pretty cute

Alex: JOHN

John: what?

Alex: I'M-

Alex: SHJHHKGX

John: lmao

Alex: Thanks..

John: anytime ;)

Alex: Well

Alex: I don't even know what to say anymore.

John: hm

Alex: ..How's Samuel?

John: idk

John: good ig

John: how's that new kid

John: burr..? i think

Alex: Oh.

Alex: Good I think

Alex: I mean he's been spending lots of his time with this girl.

Alex: Something like Theo?

John: damn

John: the guy is new and he's already getting them grillies

Alex: Girls*

John: ik

John: i did that as a joke

Alex: Oh

Alex: Whoops

Alex: I feel a lil embarrassed rn

John: don't be it's fine

Alex: Hey do you wanna play like a 21 question game

John: ?

Alex: It's a game where we can get to know each other better. Example, I'll ask the first question, then you answer, then I answer. Then you'll ask the second question, I'll answer first, then you answer. Got it?

John: i think

Alex: Ok. I'll ask first.

Alex: 1, dogs or cats?

John: dogs

Alex: Me too.

Alex: Now you ask a question and I'll answer first.

John: 2 Would you rather live in a huge mansion, but you can never leave it, or have no home or anywhere to stay, but be able to travel wherever you want?

Alex: Obviously, have no home but be able to travel.

John: Me too. I don't even like big houses anyways.

Alex: 3, Do you like flowers?

John: that's random

Alex: Just answer

John: uhm, no. not really

Alex: I do. I find them pretty. I like how they come in different styles and colours. My favourite are daisies. Ik they're simple and stuff but that's why I like them.

John: hm..

John: ok, 4 what's your zodiac sign?

Alex: Capricorn

John: scorpio

Alex: 5, birthdate?

John: october 28

Alex: January 11

John: why didn't you tell me it was your birthday last month?!

Alex: Idk. I don't like birthdays

John: well next year we're gonna have cake and everything

Alex: Pfftt

John: 6 what kind of job do you want?

Alex: Idk.. lawyer?

John: boo boring

Alex: Tsk

John: i want to be a photographer

Alex: Why is that?

John: i just always loved photography

John: btw, how'd you know what to get me as a gift? the camera..

Alex: I may of talked to a short, yellow-loving friend of yours. ;)

John: hah

Alex: 7, if you had the chance to do one of the following for a day, would you go to the past or the future?

John: future

Alex: Why?

John: so i can meet you quicker

Alex: Aw

Alex: Well now I wanna say future but my original answer is past bc there's a specific day I'd like to fix

John: 8 day or night?

Alex: Day bc I get to see my friends and get my work done.

John: night for me bc i love to sleep and i don't have to go to school

Alex: 9, Active or lazy?

John: honestly neither really but if i had to chose i'm more lazy than active

Alex: Hm, well I'm lazy. When I sit down I don't like getting up. Specifically on the  couch.

John: 10 you like reading books?

Alex: Y E S

John: woah

John: for me it depends. sometimes when i'm reading i get bored and i just think of something else then i don't understand what's happening in the book

Alex: Not me

Alex: I put my full attention to whatever I read.

Alex: 11, do you care on what you wear?

John: actually yes

John: im not fashionable but i like to look decent

Alex: I could care, but I normally don't.

John: 12 are you smart

Alex: Well I don't want to sound arrogant or anything but I do usually get A's on my assignments

John: damn

John: i'm average

John: i'm not super smart but ik what to do

Alex: 13, Do you like your appearance?

John: no not at all

John: i hate my freckles so much

Alex: WTF WYM

Alex: Your freckles are beautiful

John: lmao thanks

Alex: Anyway, for me.. Im okay. I don't think I look bad but I'm definitely not like a model or anything

John: i think you could

Alex: Thanks :)

John: 14 grossest thing you've ever eaten

Alex: Grass ig

John: that's not even that bad

John: for me, dog food

John: i thought they were chocolate pop cereals

Alex: Lmaoo little John is dumb

John: stfu

Alex: Lol

Alex: 15, want kids when you're older?

John: wOaH tHeRe

Alex: What?

John: i don't even want to be thinking about that

Alex: I'll take that as no.

Alex: I'd like just one.

John: ok next question-

John: 16 apple or samsung

Alex: Apple ofc.

John: ooh that's too bad

John: i'm a samsung guy

Alex: Boo

Alex: 17, favourite movie?

John: eh, idk rlly

John: there's too many

Alex: Me too

John: 18 thoughts on broadway

Alex: Pretty cool ig

Alex: I was never really that into it though

John: i love it

John: well i've never watched a musical live but i've listened to broadway songs and seen clips of some musicals

John: i really want to see a musical

Alex: Why don't you?

John: i can't afford it right now

Alex: Oh. Maybe one day we'll go together!

John: yeah maybe

Alex: 19, do you have a pet turtle?

John: no

John: but i want one really really badly

Alex: Aw... my answer is no..ofc

John: 20, what's a country or just somewhere you really want to visit?

Alex: France. Lafayette always praises it and stuff I wanna see if it is really all that good.

John: damn. i'd like to go australia

John: the last question, goes to you

Alex: Do you wanna..

Alex: Facetime?

John: what-

Alex: Wha

John: sorry. wasn't expecting that

Alex: I just thought, we've never heard each other's voices before.. or really spoke proper words to each other

Alex: So?

John:...

John: sure. why not :)

Alex: :)

Alex: I'm excited!!
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Alex pov

...

"Hello..?" I say.

"Hey, Alex." John responded, smiling.

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An: lol whaddup this is the side of the story where everything is supposed to go wrong. i need to build up some stuff first then imma ruin it

bye yall

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